2016-17 Men's Basketball
Roster
James Jones
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chicago, IL
- High School:
- Bogan
- Major:
- Undecided
2016-17: Played in 14 games this season, averaging 5.9 minutes per contest...scored seven points against Coppin State (12/10)...had five points in 11 minutes in a victory over Western Michigan (1/17)...also scored five points against Nazareth (11/17)...has hit one three pointers on five different occasions.
High School: Played for head coach Arthur Goodwin at William J Bogan High School in Chicago...was named first-team Sun-Times All-City and was also listed as 11th best player in the state of Illinois by Prep Hoops Illinois...scored 31 points,including nine three pointers, in the championship of the Riverside-Brookfield Shootout as a junior.
Personal: Born April 19, 1997...nickname is Jizzle...son of James Jones and Nicole Williams...has one brother and three sisters...enjoys watching hockey and doing “a little singing”...favorite athlete is Dwayne Wade...lists his greatest athletic experience as winning a city championship...says his dream as a college athlete is to be a role model for those that look up to him...if he could visit anywhere in the world, it would be South Africa.
